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CORK FULLER.

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CORK FULLER.

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No. 6913,070. Patented Dec. 3|, 190|. C. MORGAN.

CORK FULLER.

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UNTTn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES MORGAN, OF FRFEPORT, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ARCADE MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, OF FREEPORT, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

CORK-FULLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 690,070, dated December 31, 1901. Application filed April .30, 1900. Serial No. 14,826. (No model.)

To all whom zit may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES MoRGAN,a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork-Fullers, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improve ments by means of which I enable the corkxo drawing apparatus in a cork-puller to be adjusted so as to vary the limit to which the cork is withdrawn, so that in cases where it is desirable to start the cork without removing it entirely from the bottle it can be with- [5 drawn a short distance and left in the latter.

The invention consists in certain novel characteristics which will appear from the following description and claims.

The drawings illustrate the preferred conzo struction by means of iifteen figures, showing the cork-puller in various positions and certain of the parts thereof in detail views.

Figure l is a side elevation of a complete puller in its normal position ready for use.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section looking downward in line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the case, showing the working parts of the puller in side elevation and in different positions from Fig. l. Fig. 4 is a 3o view similar to Fig. 3 with the parts in a third position. Fig. 5 is asection in line 5 5`0f Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrow 5 of said figure and showing the parts in a fourth position. Fig. 6 is a vertical section in line 6 6 of Fig. l looking in the direction of the arrow 6 of said figure. Fig. 7 is a similar section in line 7 7 of said figure. Fig. 8 is a vertical detail section in line 8 8 of Fig. 1 looking downward. Fig. 9 is a similar sec- 4o tion in line 9 9 of Fig. 3. Fig. lO is a similar section in line lO l0 of Fig. 8. Fig. ll is a perspective view of the corkscrew-carrier. Fig. 12 is a perspective of the nut-operating lever. Fig. 13 is a second perspective of the 4t; same, showing the opposite side. Fig. le is a perspective of a pivoted guide-bar, and Fig. l5 is a perspective of a dog which operates the bottle-holder to control the longitudinal movement of the bottle-holder.

5o The various parts of the cork-puller will be described specifically and for the purpose of clearly setting forth their exact construction. It is not, however, the intention to limit the claims thereby, as certain features of the inventionare wholly independent of any particular form or arrangement of the operating parts.

Referring to the drawings, A is a suitable frame or casing made up of two side plates a a, (see Fig. 6,) secured together by means 6o i of two screws a2 d3, the latter of which furnishes a pivot upon which a link b is pivoted at one end, the other end being pivoted at b' to a handle B between the ends of the latter. The free end of the handle is provided with a grip b2 andthe other end is pivoted at b3 to a corkscrew-carrier C, in which is journaled a corkscrew D. The carrier is reciprocated longitudinally of the case by the handle and works in a cylindrical guideway d4,said guide- 7o way being slotted upon the side next to the handle at a5 to allow said handle to work up and down in the case and upon the opposite side at d to accommodate an extension c of the carrier and also an extension e of a nut E, also working in the cylindrical guideway. The nut is bored to iit the corkscrew, and alternately enforces and prevents rotation of the latter, depending upon whether it is held stationary or moved in unison with the cork- 8o screw-carrier. The nut is limited as toits upward movement by the engagement of a pin c with a lug af, and in its downward movement by the engagement of the extension e with a knuckle f upon aplate F. Said plate F is extended upwardly in the shape of two arms f', guided longitudinally in vertically-arranged guides a7 as in the casing and limited in their travel by means of pinsj'2 working in slots a9 a9 in the guides. Said 9o plate carries pivoted clamping-jawsfsfhcontaining'elastic grips f5f6 and. provided with handles flfs, by means of which they may be tightened upon the neck of a bottle.

The cork-puller belongs to the class in which the downward movement of the corkscrew forces the latter into the cork and the upward movement withdraws the cork to a predetermined extent and then withdraws the corkscrew from the cork, and it is intended to Ico provide means for varying the extent to which the cork is withdrawn from the bottle by varying the position of the latter with respect to the casing. This is accomplished in the construction here shown by means of a dog G, capable of alternate engagement with a lug a@ on the casing and with the extension e 'of the nut. The upper end of the dog has a hook g to engage said extension. The dog is pivoted at g' to the knuckle f and has a lateral extension g2 passing outside of the case and up alongside of the same and terminating in a handle g3, by means of which the dog lmay be swungback and forth. When caused bythe nut E, and the mechanism forl operating said nut by means of the corkscrewcarrier consists of a nut-operating lever H anda pivoted guiding-bar I, cooperating with certain guides and stops upon the casing and the extension c upon the corkscrew-carrier.

Looking at Fig. Il said 'extension bears a shoulder c', a notcho2, and two tapered lugs c3 c4 pointed toward'each other. The guidebar I is pivoted at il to the casing and bears a guiding-rib i? and inclined laterally-extending 'shoulders c i im i, A spring J bears upon it'to'throw itto the left. The nut-operating lever 'H is pivoted at h to the extension e of the nut. It has two lugs h 72.2, which embrace the rib i of the bar. It has a lug h3, whichen'gages the corkscrew-carrier by means 'of the 'shoulder c', a hook h4, which engages the 'notch c2 of the carrier, and a lug h5, which may engage alug a of the casing to prevent the nut from dropping at certain parts of the operation.

The operation of the cork-pulling mechanism is as follows: Fig. l, as before stated,

shows the cork-puller ready to commence operations. The neck of the bottle should be inserted yin the clamp and tightly gripped by,

The handle h2 is means of the handles j'7f8. 'then raised, lowering the corkscrew-carrier. rPhe lever H being hooked into the notch of the carrier, the nut E is carried downward until it reaches the downward limit of its travel. (Shown in Fig. 3.) The lug c3 on the carrier then strikes the shoulder im, crowding the guide-bar and the guided lever to the right L asomo the spring J to crowd the guide-bar into its guide-bar carrying the lever with it and hooking the lug h3 over the shoulder c of the carrier. `As the movement of the handle is reversed the carrier rises, taking the nut with it, thereby preventing rotation of the corkscrew and drawing the cork. When, however, the pointed lug c3 of the carrier reaches the shoulder il@ of the guide-bar, it crowds the guide-bar to the right, as seen in Fig. 5,r unhooking the lever from the carrier and throwing it over, so that in case the nut drops it will be supported by the lug de.v The nut having risen sufficiently to bring the pin e against the lug af is checked in its upward movement, and as the carrier continues the corkscrew is rotated backward and withdrawn from the nut. The upward limit of the travel of the nut being fixed with relation to the casing, the extent to which the cork lis withdrawn depends upon the position of the bottle with relation to the casing, and ltwo positions are provided for inthe construction here shown. Fig. l shows the parts arranged to hold the .bottle-grip in the lower of these two positions, the dogG being thrown tothe right and being shown in engagement with the lug a of the casing. This arrangement of the parts preferably causes the cork to be entirely withdrawn. desired to leave the cork in the bottle, the dog is thrown to the left by means ofthe handle g3, so that it engages the extension e of the nut and is carried upward thereby, as illustrated in Fig.5. This upward movement checks the withdrawal of the cork and subtracts just so much fromthe extent to which the latter is withdrawn. It should be noticed that the dog is so pivoted as to be held by gravity in either of its two positions. If it is thrown into the position shown in Figs. 3 and 5 while the nut is above it, the extension of the nut merely crowds it toward the rightA as it comes down, and the dog is returned by gravity as soon as the extension passes below the hook.

I claim as new and-desire to secure by Letters Patentl. In a cork-puller, the combination with a frame, of a longitudinally-recprocating nut guided therein, a reciprocating corkscrew rotated by the nut, a bottle-holding device supported by the frame, and movable longitudiof the nut and means for moving the bottleholding device to vary the distance between it and the nut when the latter is at the end of its travel away from said device; substantially as described.

2. In a cork-puller, the combination with a frame, of a longitudinally-reciprocating corkscrew supported therein, a longitudinallyreciprocating corkscrew rotating nut also guided in the frame, a longitudinally-movable bottle-holding device,also guided in the frame It for any reason it is IOO vnally thereof, means for limiting the travel and means for alternately engaging said device with said nut and disengaging it therefrom; substantially as described.

3. In a cork-puller, the combination with a frame, a longitudinally-reciprocating corkscrew and means for rotating the same, of a longitudinally-movable device for grasping and holding the bottle provided with means for alternately engaging it with and disengaging it from the frame, thereby alternately preventing and permitting its longitudinal movement; substantially as described.

4. In a cork-puller, the combination with a frame, a longitudinally-reciprocating corkscrew and a longitndinally-reciprocating nut, ofalongitudinalIy-movablebottle-holding device provided with means for alternately engaging it with the frame and with the nut, thereby alternately holding it stationary with respect to the frame and moving it in unison with the nut 5 substantially as described.

5. The combination with the frame, A, of the longitudinally-reciprocating corkscrewcarrier, C, guided therein and having the shoulder, c', the notch, c2, and the lugs, c3, c4, the corkscrew, D, journaled in the carrier, the nut, E, threaded to the corkscrew and guided in the frame, the guide-bar, I, pivoted to the frame and having the guiding-rib, fi, and the inclined shoulders, ic, te, im, fi, adapted to engage the lugs, c3, c4, and the lever, I-I, pivoted to the nut and having the lugs, lt, h2, guided upon the rib, t, of the bar, the hook, h3, adapted to engage the shoulder, c', of the carrier, and the hook, h4, adapted to engage the notch, c2, of said'carrier; substantially as described.

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand, at Freeport, in the county of Stephenson and State of Illinois, this 24th day of 4o April, A. D. 1900.

CHARLES MORGAN.

Witnesses:

T. E. BOEDEKER, B. C. HERBIG. 

